Nevada News - Page 554

According to labor law experts, Wynn Las Vegas’s move to restructure tip distribution is legally sound.

Jeff Simpson breaks down the reorganization of the pay scale among employees on the casino floor at Wynn Las Vegas, which Steve Wynn called 'upside down'

Delears are so mad about having to share their tips with floor supervisors, that they're ringing reporters' phones and jamming gaming blogs with their complaints.

A restructuring of how Wynn Las Vegas manages its casino soon will leave many dealers there a little lighter in the wallet.

Big-time developers have claimed another Strip landmark.

Las Vegas was home to nearly 40 percent of last year's 50 fastest-growing U.S. trade shows, a respected industry publication reported.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane gives his ideas for what the 2007 World Series of Poker tournament schedule should look like.

Las Vegas casinos are years behind other companies in recognizing that promoting their wares to the nation's largest and fastest growing minority group is no longer a matter of choice.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

If you've driven down the Strip anytime in the past few years, you know how bad traffic is.

A nasty dust-up over taxes owed on tip income has Las Vegas bar and restaurant workers seething and the Internal Revenue Service beating a hasty retreat -- for now.

CEOs head to The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Oct 22-27, to battle for the Chairman of Poker title and cash prize.

Casino City reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane release the transcipt from the first Casino City Debate - an email-argument series that sometimes turns ugly. This week's topic - the Men's Most Outstanding Player (MOP) at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Jeffrey Fine, a local real estate investor and chairman of Fine Concepts, which owns 13 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf franchises here, seems ready to try his hand at a new career -- casino management.

The Nevada Development Authority, known for cheeky advertising campaigns that take pot shots at California's business climate, is reaching across the continent in a bid to capture some of New Jersey's companies.

CKX, Inc. and Cirque du Soleil have reached an agreement with MGM Mirage to create a permanent Elvis Presley show at the CityCenter hotel/casino, in Las Vegas.

Bitter about not qualifying for the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, Casino City reporter Ryan McLane set off to Binions to play in what he called "The Real World Series of Poker."

A Phoenix gasoline pipeline company says it is ready to take a $390 million project off the drawing boards and move a step closer to bringing low-cost Texas gasoline to Las Vegas.

A California businesswoman can no longer use the phrase 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas' when selling souvenir clothing, a Reno-based U.S. District Court judge has ruled.

Casino city reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane hand out their "Keys to the City" awards for outstanding players and best moments at the 2006 World Series of Poker.